The Embodied Program
The Embodied Journey
A path back to your whole self, through movement, stillness, music, and silence. Created by ACT co-founder Erin Hutchins.
Embodied was born from a vision to help people reconnect with their whole selves.
3-Night Embodied Sejour at The Horse Shoe Farm
This 3-night and 3-day immersive retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains is an invitation to step out of the noise of daily life and return to your whole self. Discover the serene beauty of the Appalachian Mountains at The Horseshoe Farm, Asheville, North Carolina. Embodied Séjour blends embodied practice, reflection, and community in a way that feels both grounding and expansive.
Best for you if you want to:
- Fully unplug and reset and treat yourself or another to something magical.
- Deep, meaningful connection: You spend unhurried time with the same group- moving, reflecting, eating, and resting together.
- Create lasting shifts at a deeper level.
- Experience embodiment as a lived, whole-body knowing.
- Be deeply nourished: physically, emotionally, and relationally.
- Return home changed….more aligned .
What’s included:
- 3 nights’ luxury lodging (different options available)
- Farm-to-table meals in The Silo Cookhouse
- Access to all farm amenities
Asheville, NC
$2,995
A journey for anyone ready to come home to themselves
The Embodied Journey is for anyone seeking a deeper connection with themselves. No prior experience with movement or mindfulness required. Just a willingness to engage honestly. You'll find your way here if you:
Feel stuck in old patterns
You want to break free from the loops of thought, feeling, or behavior that keep showing up.
Crave deeper self-awareness
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Seek alignment
You want to bring mind, body, and spirit into the same room, and cultivate a more authentic way of living.
Are ready to transform
You're looking for real change, whether that means healing emotional wounds, releasing stress, or finding inner balance.
Are open to movement
You're willing to use movement and reflection as tools for growth, whether you're brand new to these practices or already deep in them.
Live with intention
You value mindful, intentional living and are ready to make choices that resonate with your true self.
The Origin
About Erin and the origin of Embodied
Embodied was created by Erin Hutchins, ACT co-founder and Master Coach, drawing on her background in coaching, movement, and trauma work.
The vision was simple, and personal. In today's world we operate almost entirely from the mind. We numb, scroll, overwork, and perform. We disconnect from the body that holds us and the spirit that drives us. We become fragmented.
Embodied is the path back. A way to realign mind, body, and spirit. A practice of returning to who you really are, underneath all the doing.
You don't need to be fixed. You need to be embodied
The Practice
A journey through the elements
Every Embodied gathering moves through a structured arc. Across the days, you'll work with the five classical elements, each one a different way of meeting yourself, then carry the work home.
Earth - Grounding
The foundation. Mindful stillness, breath, and presence in the body. Where the journey begins.
Air - Breath
The space between. Working with movement, energy, and the rhythm of inhale and exhale.
Fire - Passion
The spark. Tapping into vitality, intensity, and the felt sense of what's alive.
Water - Flow
The release. Allowing movement, emotion, and energy to shift through you without holding.
Ether - Integration
The synthesis. Bringing it all into stillness, presence, and whole-body awareness.
Sustainment
The work continues. Practices and integration to carry the journey home beyond the retreat.
Not sure if this is right for you?
Get in touch with on of our advisors and we can help you understand more about the embodied experience.
Spaces designed to bring you back
Where the work happens matters. Every Embodied venue is chosen for the same qualities. Quiet enough to hear yourself think. Beautiful enough to remember you exist in a body. Far enough from the noise of daily life that something in you can finally let go.
From the historic Athenaeum in Old Town Alexandria, to the Blue Ridge foothills at The Horse Shoe Farm, to the Val d'Orcia in Tuscany, every space is set up to support the work. Comfortable rooms. Nourishing food. Air that smells like outside. The slowness that lets the journey actually land.
Movement, music, silence, stillness
There's no fixed routine. Each gathering unfolds as the group needs it to, but the ingredients are always the same.
Movement that meets you where your body is. Music that draws emotion to the surface. Silence that makes room for what's underneath. Stillness that lets the work integrate.
You'll arrive in comfortable clothes with a journal. You'll leave with something quieter and steadier than you came in with.
Our Trainers
The people behind Embodied
Meet the coaches and leaders who shape our programs
Coach and former ballet dancer who developed the Communicate To Connect program for public speaking, presence and confident communication.
Stephanie Venditto
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